The Corvallis Gazette.
' PUBLISHED
EVERT FRIDAY MORMKG,
BY.
W. B. CARTER
EPIXOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
M. 8. WOODCOCK.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
COHVALLIs
ORtOOI.
OFFICE OK FIRST STREET, OPPOSITE
Woodcock k Baldwin's Hardware Store.
Special attention given to Collections, Foreclo
sure of Mortgages, Real Estate cases, Probate and
Road matters.
Will also buy and sell City Property and Farm
Lands, on reasonable terms.
March 20, 1879. 16:12yl
J. K. WEBBER,
Bala SUeet. Corvsllli, Or.
HEALER IN
Stoves, Ranges,
FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS,
HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE.
Constantly on hand, the
NEW RICHMOND RANGE,
Best in market.
THE BONANZA COOK STOVE,
Something New. And the New
VECTA PARLOR STOVE.
Jan. 1, 1880. 17:ltf
J. R. BRYSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
All business will receive prompt attention.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY
Corval lis, July 14, 1879. 16.-20U
FRANKLIN CAUTH08N. M. 0.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Corvallla, Orsgsa.
Special attention given to surgery and diseases
ef the eye. Can be found at his office, in rear of
Graham, Hamilton & Co.'s drug store, up stairs,
day or nieht.
CortwUis
The Corvallis Jazette.
vol. xvni.
CORVALLIS, OREGON, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1881.
NO. 9.
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
f or Tallin I.o.tue R. 1, V. A. M.
Holds stated Communications on Wednesday on
or proceeding each lull moon. Brethren in good
standing cordially invited to attend. By order
W. M.
Barnum Lode Me. 7. I. O. 4t. T.
Meets on Tuesday evening of each week, in their
hall, in Fisher's brick, second story. Members
ot the order in good standing invited to attend.
By order of N". O.
F. A. CHIKOWETH.
F If. JOHNSON
CHENOWETH & JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
OOBTA1XIP. OREOOS.
September 4. 1879. 16:381
UlEI & WOODWARD.
Druggists
and
Apothecaries,
P. 0. BUILDING. CORVALLIS, OREGON.
Have a complete stock of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINT? , OIL,
BUSS, IT?., 110.
School Pooks - tationeny.Ao.
We bny for Cash, and have cnoice" of the
FRESHEST and PUREST Drugs and Medicine
the market affords.
JSt Prescriptions accurately prepared at half
the usual rates. 2Iayl6:18tf
AUCU8T KNIGHT,
Cabinet Maker.
June 3, 187S.
16-23t
sM
rsasuMi i
W. C. GRAWFOR),
-DEALER IN
WATC-iEd,
CLOCK?,
JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, SILVER WARE,
etc. Also,
Musloul lntrnni''iits
jCFRejiairing done at the most reasonable
rater 3K-'l work warranted.
Cap.jS, Dec 13, 1877. 14:50tl
GRAHAM, IIANILTOX & CO..
COtTALLU ... oKKUON
DEALERS IN
Drugs, Paints,
M EDICINE8.
CHEMICALS, DYE ftTCNfl,
OILS,
CLASS
AND
PUTTY.
PURE WINE8 AND LIQUORS
FOR MEDICINAL USE.
Aud also the the very beat assortment of
Lamps and Wall taper
ever brought to this place. ;t. .
AGENTS FOR THE
AVrRHl CRariQU PAINT,
SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER
aar r yiielnva' P e criptlnna r
tall. ttiup iuuded.
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JOB POINTING.
UNDERTAKER,
Cor. Second and Monroe St.,
COKVA&LIS,
Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of
FURNITURE
COFFINS & CASKETS.
Work done to order on short notice and at reas
onable rates.
Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. 14:ltf
J. W. RAYBURf,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
f ORV.tLLIH, s OBIOOI.
OFFICE On Monroe street, between Second and
Third.
.as-Special attention given to the Collection
of Notes and Accounts. 16-ltf
J MfcS A. YANTIS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OHV Al.t IN, .
ORtttOH.
tlflLl. PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS
" of the State. Special attention given to
Biatters in Probate. Collections will receive
iitnpt and careful attention. Office iu the Court
mm. Ifitltf.
DR F. A. V NCENT,
CIHIVALLIH - t REGON.
OFFICE IN FISHER'S BRICK OVEB
Max. Friendley's New Store. All tbe latest
improvements. Everyth ug new and complete.
All work warranted. Plea egive me a call,
tfctfl
C. R. PARRA, M. O.
THE
Gazette jeb Piloting House
IS NOW Pit EPA RED TO DO
Plain and Ornamental Printing,
A neat and Cheap as it i a;. be -one by any
Office on the Coast. -
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(FFICE OVER GRAHAM A HAMILT0N1
v DrugSto.e, Corvallis, Oregon. U-20U'
Woodcock & Bald win
(Successors to J. R Bayley & Co,)
JT EEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE
old stand a large and complete stock of
Heavy and Mielf Hardware,
IRON, STEEL,
TOOLS, STOVES,
RANGES, ETC
Manufactured and Home Made
Tin and Copper "Ware,
Pomps. Pipe, Etc.
A gstod Tinner constantly on band, and all
Job Work neatly and quickly done.
Also agents for Knapp, Burrell & Co.,
far tbe sale of tbe best and latest im
proved ..' i :
A It M MACHINERY.
of all kinds, together with a full assort
ment of Agricultural Implements.
- t , -Bote Agents for the celebrated
ST. L Ul CHART R OAK S 0VE8
the BEST IN THE WORLD. Also the
Norman Range, and many other patterns,
in all sizes and styles.
iSF" Particular attention paid to Farmers'
wun, aud the supplying extras for Farm
Machinery, and all information as to sucb
articles, furnished cheerfully, on applica
tion. No pains will be spared to furnish our
customers wi'h thf Iwct goods in -market,
in our line, and at the lowest prices.
Our motto thali be, prompt and fair
dealing with all. Call and examine our
stock, before going elsewhere. Satisfac
tion iriii-raiiteed.
VVOOK OCR & BALDWIN.
C'jiwJIie, Way, 12, lo7t. H:4tf
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
LAND ! FARMS I HOMES 1
I HAVE FARMS, (IMPROVED OR V xJTM
proved) Stores and Mill Property, very desirable
FOR SALE
These lands are cheap.
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Also claims in unsurveyed tracts for sale.
Soldiers of the lata rebellion who have, under
the Soldiers' Homestead Act." l.mu-,l and inula
final proof on less than 1(0 acres, dan dispose of
tne uaian.ee to me.
Write (with stamps to prepay postage).
R. A. BENS ELL,
Newport, Benton county, Oregon.
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61
H. X2. HARRIS,
One door South of Otaham A -Hamilton's,
COKVALI.IM, OIIWI,
GROCERIES.
PRO VISIONS,
AND
Dry Goods.
Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1878.
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DRAKE & GRANT,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
COKVALLIB, -
UKK60A.
X7"E HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
and well selected stock, of Cloth, vir :
West of - ngland Broad
. lotlis. reneh assimeros,
ootch Tweeds, and.
A merloan t- ultlnif .
Which wo will make up to order in the most
approved and lasb onable styles. No pains will
be spared in prottucing good fitting garments.
Parties wishing to purchase oloths and have
them cut out, wiH do well to call and examine
our stock. DRAKE A GRANT.
Corvallis, April 17, 1879. I6:16tf
Boarding" and Lodging-.
Philomath. Benton Co . Orrgsa.
GEORGE K I SO It,
T ESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE TRAV
eling public that he is now prepared and in
readiness to keep such boarders as may choose to
give him a call, cither by the
SINGLE MEAL. DAY. OR WEEK.
Is also prepared to futn'sh hone feed. Liberal
share of public patronage solicited. Give us a
call. GEORGE KI80R.
Philomath, April 28. 1879. 10:1 Stf
CORVALLIS
Livery, Feed
...AND...
SALE STABLE.
Rupture
Mulu !., Co-val 1. Ureiron.
SOL. KING, - Porpr.
rvWNING BOTH BARNS I AM PREPARED
v to otfer superior accommodations in tbe Liv
ery line. Always ready for a drive,
GOOD TEAMS
At Lo-w- Uiitom.
My stables are first-class in every respect, and
competent and obliging hostlers always
ready to serve the public.
REASONABLE CHAKUKH FOR HIRE.
Part lea I Mr avtt.:tf H-iJ to Busrdlni
" O I 111.
ELEGANT H t:KSK, CARRIAGES AND
HAI KS SOR FUNERALS
Corvallis, Jan. 2, 1S79. lo.-lyl
Rkes Ham lis.
Emmett IT. Wbisx
DR AYACE !
DRAY ACE I
Hamlin & Wrenn Propr'a.
II
AVING JUST RETURNED FROM
Salon; with a new truck, and havmr
leased the barn formerly occupied by James Eg
lin, we are now prepa ed to dio all kinds of
DRAY1NC ad hauling,
either in tnVcity or country, at the lowest living
rates. Cau be found at the old truck stand. A
share i if the public patronage respectfully solic
ited. Corvallis. Dec 27. 1878. 15:52tf
J C. MOR ELAND,
(city attorney.)
ATTOREY A.T TA.W.
ruttTUKU,
OFFICE Monastes Brick, First street,
between Morrison and Yamhill. 14:38tf
THE STAR BARKRY,
- Street, rorvsdlU.
HENRY WARRIOR, PR0PRIET0I.
Family Supply Store !
Groceries,
Bread.
Cokes,
Pie,
Oandlea,
Tojris,
Always n Hand.
CwTfJUis, imu. 1, 177. Mtttf
from a Merchant.
Daytoh. W. T.. Feb. 10. 1879
W. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 702 Market street, San Francisco Sir:
Tbe Truss I purchased of you about one year ago
has proved a miracle to me. I have been ruptured
forty years, and worn dozens of different kindsjof
Trusses, all ol whicn baye ruined my health,
as they were injurious to my back and spine.
Your valuable Truss is as easy as an old shoe and
is worth hundreds of dollars to me, as it affords
me so much pleasure. 1 can and do advise all,
both ladies and gentlemen, afflicted, to buy and
wear your modem improved JSlastic Truss imme
diatelr. I never expect to be cured, but am sat
istfied and happy with tbe comfort it gives me to
wear it. It was the best $10 1 evet invested m
my life. You can refer anyone to me and I will
be glad to answer any letters on its merits.
I remain, yoars respectlully,
D. B. BUNNELL.
Latest Medical Endorsements.
MABTlHEZ.Cal., Feb. 17, 1879
W. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastie
Truss Co., 702 Market street, S. Sir : Jn re
gard to yoitr California Elastic Truss, I would say
that I have carefully studied its mechanism, ap
plied it in practice and do not hesitate to say that
for all purposes tor whieh Trusses are worn it is
the best Truss ever ottered to the publtc.
Yours truly, J. H. CAROTHERS, M. D.
Eudotuid by a Prominent Medical Insti
tute,
San Fbahcisco, March 6, 1879.
W. J. Home, Eaa- Sir: You ask my opinion
ef the relative meri ts of your Patent Elastic Truss
as compared with othei kinds that have been
ested under my observaion, and in reply I frank
ly state that from the time my attention was first
oalled to their simple, though highly me
chanical and philosophical construction, together
with easy adjust bihty to persons of all sizes,
ages and forms. I add this testimony with spe
cial pleasure, that the several persons who have
applied to me for aid in their especial cases of rup
ture, and whom I have advised to use yours, all
acknowledge their entire satisfaction, and consid
er tbemse ve hiehlv favored by the possession
of one of the improved Elastic Truss.
Tours truly, cakiaiw j. saiin, m. u.
Proprietor Hygenic Medical Institute,
635 California street, San Franoisco
h REMARKABLE CURE.
Sad Feanccsco, Oct. 26, 1879.
W. J. Horne, Proprietor California Elastie
Truss, 702 Market street, San Franoisco Sir : I
am truly grateful to you for the wonderful CUP
your valaable trus-s has effected on my little boy.
Tbe double truss I purchasec from you has PER
FECTLY CURED him of his painful rupture on
both sides in a little over six months. The steel
truss he had before I bought yours caused him
cruel torture, and it was a happy day for us all
when belaid it aside far tbe Califobhia Elas
tic Truss. I am sure that all will be thankful
who are providentially led to give your truss a
trial. You may refer any one to me on this sub
ject. Yours truly, WM. PERU,
ess Sacramento otreei.
This is to certify that I have examimed the son
of Wm. Peru, and find him PERFECTLY
CURED" of hernia on both sides.
L. DEXTER LYFORD, M. D.,
Surgeon and Physician.
Trusses forwarded to all parts of the United States
at our expense on receipt of the price.
Mend Stamps for Illustrated catalogue and
Price List
Giving full information and rules for measuring.
California Elastic Truss Co.
702 Market Street S. F,
SAFE AND lOCK CO.
CAPITAL $1,000,000.
General Office, and Manufactory,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Pacific. Branch
211 and 213 .California St., San Francisco
CHA0.II. DOOD CO., PORTLAND,
Agenta rr Oreffoa and Washington Tor.
HALL'S PA I ENT C05v:rtKTE
FERE-PROOF SAFES.
Have been tested by the most disastrous con 11a
grations in the country.
They are thoroughly ftr" profc
They are free from dampness.
Their snperiority is beyond question.
Although about 1&0,()01) of these sates are now
in use, and hundreds have been tested by some
of the most disastrous cutiflapiii-'ons in the
country, there is not a single in- tat.ee nu record
wherein one of them ever failed 'o . preserve it
contents perfectly.
HALL'S PATENT DOVETAILED
ThNON AKI UHOOVK
BURGUR-PAOSF
-A FES.
Hare never been broken open and robbed bj
burglars or rotters.
Hall's burglar work is protected by letters
patent, and bis work cannot be equaled lawfully
His patent bolt is sujierior to any in use.
His patent locks cannot be, picked by the moat
skHlful experts or burgicrs.
By one of tbe greatest improvements known,
the Gross Automatic Movement, our locks are
operated withont auy arbor or spindle passing
through the door and into the lock.
Our locks cannot be opened or picked by bur
glars or experts, (as in case of other locks), and we
will put from $1,000 o $lu,0ou behind them any
time aeainst an eoual amount.
THEY ARE THE BEST SAFE
Made in America or any other country.
One Thousand Dollars
To any person who can prove that one of Hall's
Patent Burglar-Proof Safes has ever been
broken open and robbed by
burglars up .to the
present tira.
C. W. POOL, TRAKELISG AGEHT.
Ontoe with C. H. Dodd d Co., Portland, Oregon.
C B. PaBCKLU, Manager, . F.
$300!
A MONTH guaranteed Twelve
dollars a dav made at home by
the indus'iious Capital not re
we will start vou. Men.wo-
hov and oirls make money faster at work
f ... u. ...thiiK lw The work is lieht
and pleasant, and -such as any one can go right
at. Those who are wise who see thn notice will
sand us their addresses at once and see for them
selves. Costly outfit and terms free. Now is the
time. Those already at work are laying up
lar je sums of money. Address TRUE Sc CO.,
Aagttsts, Maine.
The Gentlemen In Slug Sing.
Human nature is certainly given to
unaccountable eccentricities; -but tbe
maudlin sympathy which it somethimes
delights to entertain for all sorts of crim
inals, is the most unaccountable of all.
This sympathy is not consistent i. e., it
does not pour itself in a wishy-washy
flood ovor criminals as a class but it is
spasmodic, and is apt to select a man
who has been guilty of a cold-blooded
and diabolical crime, and weep over him
as though he were a martyr instead of a
murderer. When Wagner, for instance,
coolly butchered a whole family for a
few paltry dollars, and was sentenced to
be hanged a fate richly deserved tbe
aesthetic ladies of that part of our great
and glorious country known as Down
East, went into an ecstaoy of excitement,
and sent him bouquets, and sat by his
side talking to him in silver tones of the
"Sweet By-and-By," into which the
coarse rope of the brutal hangman was
soon to hurry him.
The air is at present filled with a wail
about Sing Sing. The gentlemen who are
living in that castle on the Hudson, it
has been ascertained, are compelled to
labor in a stove-polishing shop, where
the smoke and dust are positively disa
greeable. They get their hands grimy,
and their clothes unutterably dirty. The
little particles of iron which the swift
grindstone flashes from the castings amid
a shower of stars set into the lungs and
produce pulmonary diseases. Such cru
elty is intolerable in an age like this. A
man may be a criminal, red with the
blood of his victims, but he certainly
ought to be treated like a gentleman!
Just think of putting those delicate
hands which have never done an honest
day's work, which have been so skilfully
trained that they can write another man's
name on a note with the accuracy of An
autograph to such base use as pulling
iron castings out of vile oil of vitriol!
Just think of subjecting the finely-
wrought organization of a man whose
only misfortune is that he smothered his
wife or snapped a pistol against the brain
of a traveller who happened to have a
small sum of money in his pocket-book,
which in a fit of mental aberration the
murderer transferred to his own posses
sion, to the hard compulsion of ten weary
hours' work a day in a sooty and disa
greeable blacksmith-shop! The idea of
such unnecessary rigor is appalling, and
so contradicts the advanced moral senti
ment of the nineteenth century that we
stand aghast.
To be sure, there are 100,000 other
men, not in prison, who never committed
a crime in all their lives, who maintain
their affectionate families by doing the
same kind of work; but it must not be
forgotten that they like to do it. They
go to their tasks willingly and with a
light heart, and would hardly change
their labor for the delights of a compe
tency; while the martyrs of Sing Sing
go to their morning work with great
hesitation, and act as though every re
fined sentiment of their natures rebelled
at it. Beside, the honest workman has
his liberty. He is not confined within
four granite walls, with a sentinel to
watch every action lest he take a stray
opportunity to bury a knife into the
Warden s heart, lie is neia in du
rance vile in spite of repeated decla
rations that he is innocent as a new-born
babe, and that the crime for which he is
so patiently snnering was committed by
an unprincipled Wall-street broker, or
by some irreligious millionaire of Fifth
avenue, who persists in concealing his
guilt and compels an innocent man to
go to prison in his stead.
The case is assuredly a very hard one.
But, alas! it is a wicked world in which
we live, and we cannot hope for any
radical reform in such matters at pres
ent. We greatly fear that even the maud
lin sentiment of those delicate souls who
weep over the imaginary crimes of the
incarcerated will not avail to supply wine
and flowers to grace the somewhat frugal
board of Sing Sing whose liberty has
been restricted because an unreasonable
community has suspicion that they were
cut-throats and pickpockets. -
Stories of Card-playing.
Many strange stories are told of card
playing. Hone, in his "Every -Day
Book," gives an account of a child being
played for at cards at Durham in 1735.
The parent wagered it against the modest
stake of four shillings, and it was won by
the opposite side. A quaint little book,
published in 1796, and entitled, "The
Amusements of Clergymen," has a good
deal to say about cards. The title of this
work is somewhat misleading, as it al
ludes to most "amnsements" only to
prove them unlawful, at least for tbe
ideal pastor. Not only the cards, hunt
ing and theatre-going prohibited, but the
generally considered innocent recrea
tions of fishing, chess and music are
equally interdicted. In fact, the "amuse
ments befitting a pious clergyman" re
solve themselves into gardening for an
outdoor, and shuttlecock for an indoor
amusement, the worthy author strongly
commending this childish game as one
that "gives us good exercise, makes us
cheerful, does not empty our pockets,
and requires little skill to learn. Re
spect the man who invented shuttle
cock." As might be expected, this writer
is very severe on cards. He denies their
utility, even as the means of amusement
for the sick and aged, enforcing his
opinion by the anecdote of an old lady,
who, having "lost the use of her speech
and both of her hands by a paralytic
affection," was advised by her doctors
to play whist for her amusement.
A friend sorted and held the cards
before her and the patient nodded at the
one she wished played; but it unfortu
nately happened that these signals were
occasionally misunderstood, which
"threw the old lady into such fits of
fury that she derived injury rather than
good from this prescription." Dean
Bamsay in his "Reminiscences," tells a
ghastly story of another old lady whose
passion for cards was such that she
played them even on her death bed;
and, expiring before the conclusion of
the game, her partner took her cards,
and the players finished the rubber be
fore calling for assistance.
According to Scottish superstition,
Glanils Castle encloses a band of yet
more inveterate gamesters a certain
wicked Earl and his associates, who, four
centuries ago, being remonstrated wiih
by a pious chaplain, swore that they
"would continue card-playing to the end
ui me worm. xne legend states tnat
the room in which they sat immedi
ately sank under the castle, and there
4.1 11 , .-11 , -I ... -
nio gaiuuiers piay-snii, roe rattle oi tne
iw;o auu me voices oi ine gamesters be
ing audi Die on stormy nights
The love of narrla still oviaf. in Shod,'.
An old number of All The Year Round
gives an amusing ananrlnta
priest who was so devoted to this amuse-
A A 1 Al m . .a m
muni mar. ne played up to the last mo
ment before commencing the Church
services. On one occasion, having a
(jmuuumrij gooa nana uen.it mm. ue
iiuiuoti tuti tarns mio nis pocxet, intend
ing to return and finish the crama nfrr
the service. Unluckily the cards fell
A.-A Al i a a ,
uuh uu Liiw uuureo noor, to tne extreme
scandal of the pnn crr"AcrQ.Hrn Tha i44-
O 9 -" VT ILL
priest, however, was fully equal to the
occasion, ai tne conclusion of the ser
vice he beckoned up one of the choris
ters and asked him the names of several
of the cards, which the boy knew cor
rectly. He then suddenly asked the lad
the name of the next Saint's day, which
the child could not tell.
"See," cried the priest, turning to the
congregation, "you teach your children
the names of every card in the pack and
leave them ignorant of their religion.
Let this be the last time I am compelled
to bring playing-cards into the church to
shame you," and picking up his hand he
made an honorable retreat. "London
Globe.
Sot Invited.
The services in a Missouri church had
ended, the only thing remaining for the
preacher being to pronounce the bene
diction. The sleeping brethren were
shook into wakefulness. The sinners ar
ranged female hate and bows, and male
hats were held ready to put on the mo
ment "amen" was reached.
But there was an unexpected halt in the
ceremonies.
"If those persons who wish to enter
into the matrimonial state will come for
ward now, I wiil join them in the holy
bonds," said the preacher, coming down
out of the pulpit.
There was to be a wedding, it seemed,
and nobody had been told anything
about it. But, as nobody came forward
to be married, everybody looked at ev
erybody else, wondering who had gone
an imposed upon tbe whole neighbor
hood in that sly, underhanded way.
"Will the brethren and sisters please
sing a hymn while we are waiting ?" said
the preacher, finally.
An old sister in a distant corner struck
up a cheerful hymn in which all the con
gregation joined. Bnt there was still an
increasing look of wonder and inquiry
on every face. After the last sound died
away, and female curiosity was exasper
ated into giggles and indecorum, a tall
man, a stranger, stood up and nodded to
the preacher.
" Will you please to come forward,
sir?"
The man left his seat and walked down
till he stood facing the preacher.
But no lady came forward, and the
wonder increased. The preacher was
puzzled, too, but stood waiting patiently
for the bride that did not come.
"Is the lady here?" he finally asked.
"I don't reckin' she is," was the calm
answer of the marrying man.
"She did not come' with you, then?"
"No, she didn't come with me."
"But you look for her to come soon?"
"She mought."
The preacher looked anxiously at the
man, at the door, at the congregation,
and finally asked the brethren to sing
again.
The man looked around over the con
gregation while the singing was in pro
gress, and, finally meeting the eyes of
an acquaintance, nodded and said, "How
d'y?" it being at the interval between
verses. The preacher fidgeted and the
brethren smiled.
"The lady don't come," said the
preacher.
"No, I don't see her."
Then there was a brief time of embar
rassing silence. The young folks began
to giggle; the brethren tried to frown
and look serious; the preacher was grow
ing red in the face, the candidate for
matrimony calm as evet.
"Don't yon think tbe ceremony had
better be postponed till another time?"
"Suit yourself, elder, but this time
suits me for gittin' married."
"But the lady don't come do you
know of any. reason why she is not
present?"
"Well, yes; I don't reckin' anybody
give her an invite to come thisbein'my
weddin' and so you don't need" to wait
for her." ' ,
There was some sort of a benediction
then, but that Missouri preacher says,
earnestly, that no more weddings may
be looked for till all parties have been
invited.
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Ministeb Kasson has a Rough Voy
age. A letter recieved from the Hon.
John A. Kasson, at Liverpool, contains
the following personal information of in
terest to many of Mr. Kasson 's friends :
" We had a dreadfully rough passage, a
bad .storm, and several accidents to pas
sengers. I was once thrown across the
ship, receiving a wound at the top of
my throat, badly hurting my ribs, with
other bruises, and was in the hands of
the ship's surgeon two or three days, but
am now only feeling the soreness, with
no broken bones. Twelve persons, sail
ors and passengers, have been injured,
more Or less, on the voyage. We did not
go into Queens town, but came direct to
Liverpool, arriving in nine days, not
withstanding the stormy weather."
Des Moines (Iowa) Register.
A member of one of our learned clnbs
returned to the bosom of his family one
night, sadly "under the influence. ' as
he cautiously steered himself up stairs
he mef his wife, who at once upbraided
him with his condition, and declared
that he exhaled strong odor of spirits.
"Taint that," pleaded the suflerer. "Had
my hair cut. It's bay rum you smell."
Senator Hamlin has acknowledged him
self conquered by the strong hands of
Time and winter; he has appeared in the
Senate wearing an overcoat for the first
time in his life. He has been extremely
positive in pronouncing overcoats super
fluous, bnt a sharp attack of rheumatism
has been a means of enlightenment.
The Spanish Widow.
In middle-class Spain, the lady calls
her servant "My daughter;" they live on
a kind of free-and-easy footing, not much
authority on the mistress's side, and cer
tainly little discipline on the part of the
servant; and the mistress herself, since
she has little to do, often dusts with her
little beno or sorro, or broom made of
strips of cloth, her best room. "It was
ours once, she says; "it was his and
mine; now, it is only mine!" Yet she has
never moved, with all her dusting and
empress, has never moved his things; he
was an omcer in tne army, ner nusband;
and lo, there, on its accustomed peg. as
though he was likely to come in and put
it on, and pass out. with a gay dittv and
a kind good-bye, to the barrack or the
parade-ground, there hangs his sword at
his bed-head; there, on his dressing-
table burns his star of honor; there ape
his boots, his uniform and he?
"Alii!" she weeps, as his death-
day comes around, "pobre cito;
tan bueno que ha sido a mi" ("Alas!
poor little fellow; how good he was to
me!") And, then, in a flood of scalding
tears, in that lonely room, she kneels
and prays to La Virgen de los delores;
she pushes away her simple meal, the
fried egg, the punohero, the cup of black
coffee; she wanders up and down the
house. "Ah! it is bo lonely without
you!" she says, and, at night, her heart
bursting with its load of trouble, she
sobs herself to sleep, her crucifix clasped
to her breast, her pillow wet with tears.
sunshine, thank God, in Spanish sorrow.
often bursts upon the glittering land
scape ere the clouds have floated away ;
out tne clouds return; they come back
at the recurrence of every day of his,
the lost one's saint; at every sight of his
little things; there is not, as in English
sorrow, a steady clondy season, and then
sunlight, bright and steady if some
what mellowed and autumnal in its
glow. Temple Bar.
A Remarkable Year.
Viewed from a business standpoint, the
past year has been a remarkable one,
probably the most remarkable in the his
tory of the country. There has been a
great revival in trade, and the volume of
legitimate business during the year was
beyond all precedent. The improved
condition of affairs was the natural re
sult of large crops, a good export de
mand for our products, the growth of the
country, the heavy influx of gold from
Europe, and the complete restoration of
confidence, growing out of the success of
specie payments. One of the most grat
ifying features of 1880 has been the
greatest falling off in the number of
failures and amount of liabilities of sus
pended merchants. The growth of the
country and the large additions to the na
tional wealth during 1880 are strikingly
illustrated in the products of the soil, of
which we raised 475,000,000 bushels of
wheat, 155,000,000 bushels of corn, 413,-
000,000 bushels of oats, 24,000,000 of
rye, 40,000.000 bushels of barley, and
6,000,000 bales of cotton, to say nothing
of the tobacco, sugar, rice, hemp, hay
and other crops, and the hog and dairy
products, which will yield an immense
sum of money in the aggregate. In plain
words, the United States now raises
enough to feed her own 50,000,000 of
people and supply the deficiency of the
civilized world. During the year more
miles of railroad have been built, more
consolidations and combinations ve
been entered into, more freight and pas
sengers have been transported, more
money earned and more interest and div
idends paid than in any former year. The
commerce of the country during the
year has made rapid progress, and caused
the United States to take still higher
rank, being now third among the com
mercial nations of the globe j Evening
Express.
Worth Knotting.
Keep salt in a dry place.
Keep yeast in wood or glass.
Keep fresh lard in tin vessels.
Keep preserves and jellies in glass.
Keep meal and flour in a cool, dry
place. '
Keep vinegar in wood, glass, or stone
ware. Sugar is an admirable ingredient in
curing meat or fish.
Crusts and pieces of bread should be
kept in an earthen jar, closely covered,
in a dry, cool place.
Lard for pastry should be used as hard
as it can be cnt with a knife. It should
be cut through the flour, and not bo
rubbed.
In boiling meat for soup use cold
water to extract the juices. If the meat
is wanted for itself alone, plunge into
boiling water at once.
To prevent meat from scorching dur
ing roasting, place a basin of water in
the oven. The steam generated prevents
scorching and makes the meat cook
better.
Broil steak without salting. Salt
draws the juice in cooking. It is desir
able to keep these in, if possible. Cook
over a hot fire; turn frequently, searing
on both sides. Place on a platter; salt
and pepper to taste.
Beef mat has a tendency to be tough
can be made very palatable by stewing
gently for two hours with pepper and
salt, taking out about a pint of the
liquor when half done, and letting the
rest boil into tbe meat. Brown the meat
in the pot. After taking up, make a
gravy of the pint of liquor saved.
I Floral Cabinet.
A aril Question"
"Mr. OTBafferty," said the Recorder,
"why did yon strike Mr. Murphy?"
"Because Murphy would not give me
a civil question, yer Honor."
"What was the civil question you
asked him?"
"I asked him as polite as yon please,
'Murphy, aint your own brother the
biggest thafe on Galveston Island, ex
cepting yourself and your ancle, who is
absent at the penitentiary in Hunts
ville?" "And what rude answer did he give to
such a very civil question ?"
"He sad to me, 'Av course, prisint
company excepted.' So I said, 'Mur
phy, yon are another,' and sthruck him
wid me fist, "-rrf Galveston News.
"I'll make it hot for you," as the osy
enne pepper said to the man who wa
patting it in his soap.